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A dressed singlet-triplet qubit in germanium

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-03-11 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

In semiconductor hole spin qubits, low magnetic field (BB) operation extends the coherence time (T2T_\mathrm{2}^*) but proportionally reduces the gate speed. In contrast, singlet-triplet (ST) qubits are primarily controlled by the exchange interaction (JJ) and can thus maintain high gate speeds even at low BB. However, a large JJ introduces a significant charge component to the qubit, rendering ST qubits more vulnerable to charge noise when driven. Here, we demonstrate a highly coherent ST hole spin qubit in germanium, operating at both low BB and low JJ. By modulating JJ, we achieve resonant driving of the ST qubit, obtaining an average gate fidelity of 99.68%99.68\% and a coherence time of T2=1.9μT_\mathrm{2}^*=1.9\,\mus. Moreover, by applying the resonant drive continuously, we realize a dressed ST qubit with a tenfold increase in coherence time (T2ρ=20.3μT_\mathrm{2\rho}^*=20.3\,\mus). Frequency modulation of the driving signal enables universal control, with an average gate fidelity of 99.63%99.63\%. Our results demonstrate the potential for extending coherence times while preserving high-fidelity control of germanium-based ST qubits, paving the way for more efficient operations in semiconductor-based quantum processors.

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@article{arxiv.2501.14627,
  title  = {A dressed singlet-triplet qubit in germanium},
  author = {Konstantinos Tsoukalas and Uwe von Lüpke and Alexei Orekhov and Bence Hetényi and Inga Seidler and Lisa Sommer and Eoin G. Kelly and Leonardo Massai and Michele Aldeghi and Marta Pita-Vidal and Nico W. Hendrickx and Stephen W. Bedell and Stephan Paredes and Felix J. Schupp and Matthias Mergenthaler and Gian Salis and Andreas Fuhrer and Patrick Harvey-Collard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.14627},
  year   = {2026}
}
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